Startups

Uber makes takeover offer to buy delivery service Postmates

Amazon agrees to buy self-driving technology startup Zoox

Repare soars to largest ever IPO of a Canadian biotech firm in Nasdaq debut

Montreal’s Vention raises $38-million, joining slew of Canadian startups helping factories automate faster

Ritual offers lower-cost service model to hard-hit restaurant sector

The Silicon Valley innovation playbook needs to change

Report on Small Business Newsletter: As the economy skidded, so did startups

Calgary’s Symend raises $52-million for AI software that uses emoticons, friendly approach to chase late bill payers

PayPal’s Paul Parisi named new head of Silicon Valley Bank in Canada

Survival of the unicorns: As the economy skidded, so did startups. Now they need new ideas, and fast

Streetwise newsletter: Horizons warns investors to avoid oil ETFs

Canadian quantum computer pioneer D-Wave stops actively selling ‘infinity machine,’ pushes cloud access instead

Governments must focus on removing regulatory barriers to labour mobility and startups to hasten COVID-19 recovery

OneEleven, tech accelerator backed by OMERS, will shut down for good due to financial hit from coronavirus

Airbnb rival Sonder Holdings closing in on nine-figure venture funding

Streetwise newsletter: Canadian banks face earnings hit as analysts predict rising loan-loss provisions

Tech industry calls on CRA to release funds critical for innovation economy

WeWork sues SoftBank for dropping $3-billion tender offer

Canada’s economic future depends on its startups

Canadian medical startups get major boost as Ottawa orders vital supplies in fight against COVID-19